On Monday I ranted and raved about a difficult situation at work, where I had caught an employee drinking during a really large and quite important event at work. I was feeling at a loss on what to do. Should I tell the boss, and take the risk of having the guy fired? Or keep quiet and run the risk of myself being in trouble should the big boss find out that I had not told him?
I had so many conflicting feelings that I turned to my Steemit family for advice. There were some really great comments, and I could see that most of my Steemian friends felt the same as me.
I spoke to my boss - I HAD TO! I couldn't keep it in, I felt dishonest AF. I am the CEO of this small company. My decision was to give the employee a final written warning, but these can't be issued without the owner's consent, so I HAD TO tell the big boss. My decision obviously sways the big bosses decision, so I knew that he wouldn't fire my guy.
We sat down and chatted with our drunken sailor, who assured us it would never happen again, and that he didn't have a problem - Thanks for all your concerns regarding this point, guys!
What I learnt from this experience, is to trust myself and my conscience. I am not responsible for my grown, adult employees, and I can only guide them, with the onus on them to behave properly and conscientiously.
I also know that they saw how angry and disappointed I was in my employee, which I know showed my team how much I care about them and their futures in our company, and as individuals. Hopefully knowing that I care, firstly about them, and secondly about the company, will inspire them to be better employees.
I always remember a saying I learnt long ago:
"Great leaders lead by example, not by instruction"
So thank you to my Steemian friends for their great advice. Especially 
KISSES!
